Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav: Wetlands of India now at your finger tips

Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, launched a web portal which gives access to information about wetlands in the country. It was launched as part of the week-long Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav that began on October 2, in commemoration of Gandhi Jayanti, the birthday of Father of Nation

New Delhi: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched a web portal on wetland of India as part of the central government's week-long Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav programme on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, launched the web portal http://indianwetlands.in/ which provides details about the wetlands of the country. The portal is a single point access to all information relating to wetlands.

The portal is a dynamic system for processing information and making it available hassle-free to the stakeholders. The portal also hosts capacity building material, data repository, videos and and information for students. Moreover, a dashboard for each State and UT has been developed to access the portal and populate it with information of wetlands in their administration. Additional features may be added in the coming months.

Login credentials have also been provided for knowledge partners. The portal also enables citizen engagement. Currently citizens can register themselves and upload wetland related pictures across different themes. Registered citizens can also opt to take the pledge to become wetland mitraand indicate their State/UT and areas of interest. This information would allow States and UTs to contact interested persons for various programmes and initiatives.

The portal has been developed in partnership with the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety under the International Climate Initiative.